Example sentences of "you [vb base] [to-vb] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to live a long , long time in sturdy health you ca n't go wrong in forming the habit of long vigorous walking every day … until it becomes a habit as important to you as eating and sleeping . |
| 2 | Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space . |
| 3 | For example , suppose that for some reason you wish to remember a long list of dissociated objects such as aeroplane , alarm clock , carrot , television , etc . |
| 4 | what 's it called ca n't think of the name of the blooming thing now but it was you did a line across , then you learn to do a long stitch |
| 5 | It will create interest in the foreground which I think is important and often , especially looking across water an expanse of water if you have n't got any interesting detail in the foreground yo you have to go a long way into the picture before it begins to get interesting . |
| 6 | Keep it simple , avoid jargon and if you have to give a long explanation , try to break it up . |
| 7 | Exactly you have to think a long time . |